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Cascade analysis for intestinal contraction detection

  • US 8,441,530 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2007
  • Issued: 05/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to extract portions of an image stream comprising:

  • detecting an obstructed portion of an image frame, wherein the obstructed portion includes an area within the image frame that is obstructed by turbid intestinal content;

    setting a threshold for the area of the obstructed portion in the image frame, to determine an invalid frame; and

    removing the invalid frame from the image stream.

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